Co-DC Greg Mattison (Official Thread)

[AuTX Buckeye]

Thank you for your time with Ohio State

 

[NFBuck]

Enjoy your retirement, Coach. Well earned.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

I would guess.. bring in Corey Richmond from LSU in some capacity... same titles but concentration on DBs ???
but unsure how they shuffle Coombs duties

 

[buchtelgrad04]

I would guess.. bring in Corey Richmond from LSU in some capacity... same titles but concentration on DBs ???
but unsure how they shuffle Coombs duties

That would be, IMO, a disastrous hire.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Could've done this before Freeman went to ND.

 

[bukIpower]

That would be, IMO, a disastrous hire.

Corey Raymond... but how would that be a bad hire? Probably get Ricks too if we pull that off lol

 

[dragurd]

Corey Raymond... but how would that be a bad hire? Probably get Ricks too if we pull that off lol

He's a good very Good DB's coach no idea about how he is as a DC though

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

I thought OSU actively went after him before

 

[Jaxbuck]

He's a good very Good DB's coach no idea about how he is as a DC though

You get him to make sure your DB position recruiting/development stay elite and then if Coombs doesn’t pan out as a coordinator you replace him.

Reduces the risk of a Coombs flame out.

 

[1926Buckeyes]

Could've done this before Freeman went to ND.

Honestly, it's felt like they haven't tried very hard to pull him here. Maybe that's due to him having less experience in 2019 when Day took over, or not running the scheme Day wants to. Maybe they have and it's not well known, just never seems to be any smoke about it.

Could be that Day is looking for something with more P5 or NFL experience. Gene and Day need to go hard after Todd Bowles and Dennis Allen as Co-DCs.

 

[Buckeye86]

Thank you, Coach Mattison, for your time at Ohio State and especially for kicking Harbaugh and Michigan square in the balls on your way out the door.

Regarding replacement, if Day continues to insist on running that single high safety defense, I don’t think Freeman or Raymond would be particularly great hires as they don’t know the system.

He either needs to let Coombs run what he wants (and then, please, bring in Raymond and Elias Ricks with him), or hire someone who knows the scheme he prefers to call plays and make adjustments during games.

 

[buchtelgrad04]

Corey Raymond... but how would that be a bad hire? Probably get Ricks too if we pull that off lol

If Ryan Day is still married to the single high look, it’s a bad hire. There would be nobody on the staff who has any experience with calling that defense. How would that be good? Even with Ricks on the team.

 

[dragurd]

I thought OSU actively went after him before

They did during the Hafley era I think. But he wanted to stay home. Now a lot more people are sniffing so maybe that's changed also I don't remember if it was for co-dc or just DB's coaches

 

[billmac91]

Mattison was a great hire for Day, as he got accilmated into his new role as HC. A defensive coach with a wealth of knowledge who provided stability to the staff.

I'm excited to see who they bring on in his replacement. One, I doubt this is a surprise, so my guess is they likely have somebody in mind. Secondarily, now that Day has his feet under him, I could see this hire going multiple directions. Mattison was not a heavy recruiter...he was a game-planner and developer of talent. Wouldn't be surprised if new hire is more of an up and coming defensive mind, that can also add on the recruiting trail. That said, the recruitng formula seems to be working well, so perhaps they stick to a more veteran coach, who kind of takes over the Mattison role.

It will be fun to follow.

 

[ShowMeBuck]

I bet this was known when Mattison was hired.

You don’t take a new job at his age without having the conversation with the new boss about how many years you have left in the tank. I guarantee it was discussed.